A 12oz bottle dated 2012, but considering its the 17th anniversary and their 21st anniversary is currently on shelves...i am assuming this is 4 years old. I had one when it was released but this one has been in my beer fridge since

L - Brown with some clarity, 1/4 finger of head, and some lacing left on glass. Lots of sediment floating in the glass

A- cloudy, murky amber color with small tan headS- Sweet oaky bourbon aroma with, earthy, bready maltT- Almost tastes like a brown ale with a shot of bourbon dropped in. Definitely pick up the Jim Beam character. sweet fig flavor with some vanilla coming in as well. Good barrel charcterM- thin, slight syrupy mouthfeel with low carbonation.O- I really like what Red Brick has done with their Brick Mason series. This is a very good barrel-aged brown ale.

Dark, murkey brown. Moderate levels of carbonation. Low to moderate stick. Not a particularly attractive beer, but I didn't expect a barrel-aged brown ale to look particularly pretty. Good enough, all things considered.

The aroma on this is fantastic. Lots of sweet, earthy, and bready malts combine nicely with a fairly dominant barrel character. Moderate oak, nice vanilla character, and a bit of the spirit as well. Very, very nice, and easily the best aspect of this beer.

The flavor somewhat falls apart, especially as the beer warms. There is some decent barrel character, but a lot of the malt character tastes old and stale, for the lack of better descriptors. There's a bit of an acidic character to the beer, overall, and quite a bit of oxidation.

Medium bodied with low carbonation.

I wish the flavor lived up to the aroma. Perhaps I should have opened this quite a while ago.